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Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970)

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His name is synonymous with a political philosophy, "Gaullism" (from the French "Gaullisme"), an ideology based on his thoughts and actions that is still current powerful in France. The serving president, Jacques Chirac, is a Gaullist. Gaullism's central tenet is a desire for France to remain independent of influence from a foreign power... See more trivia »

Born:

Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle
in Lille, Nord, France

Died:

(age 79) in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, Haute-Marne, France
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1981 Une mauvaise rencontre (TV movie) (play)
 
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2010 Foccart, l'homme qui dirigeait l'Afrique (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1968 Grenoble (documentary)
Himself
 
1967 La visite du général de Gaulle au Québec (documentary short)
Himself
 
1953 Victory at Sea (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Design for Peace (1953) … Himself
– The Fate of Europe (1953) … Himself
 
1943 The Volunteer (short)
Himself (in film screened on board) (uncredited)
 
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2012 Mai 68, l'autre côté des barricades (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 20/20 (TV series documentary)
 
2011 Us Welcome, Us Go Home (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010-2011 World War II in Color (TV series documentary)
 
2010 Je vous ai compris: De Gaulle 1958-1962 (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2010 Outside the Law
Himself (uncredited)
 
2010 The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Starfighter - Mit Hightech in den Tod (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Apocalypse: The Second World War (TV series documentary)
 
2008 La rabbia di Pasolini (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Sagan
Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 A President to Remember (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 68 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 La résistance
Himself
 
2008 Zwischen den Fronten - Die neuen Achsen der Macht (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Arletty, Lady Paname (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 20 heures le journal (TV series)
 
2007 Staline: Le tyran rouge (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Michou d'Auber
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 Le temps des yé-yé (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 L'état de Grace (TV mini-series)
 
2006 Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Yvonne de Gaulle, le rendez-vous de novembre (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Le grand Charles (TV mini-series)
 
2005 Graffiti 60 (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2005 I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Ils voulaient tuer de Gaulle (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 Radio France: 24 heures sur 24 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Unsere Besten (TV series)
 
2003 René Lévesque, héros malgré lui (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Yalta: Peace, Power and Betrayal (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 The King of Communism: The Pomp & Pageantry of Nicolae Ceausescu (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Le RIN (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Gladiators of World War II (TV series documentary)
 
2000 In the Mood for Love
Himself (1966 visit to Cambodia) (uncredited)
 
1999 De Gaulle - Churchill: Mémoires de guerre (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Der Tod war schneller - Die Starfighter-Affäre (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995-1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1994 George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Songs That Won the War (TV documentary)
Himself (on Paris victory walk) (uncredited)
 
1994 The Century of Warfare
Himself
 
1994 The Making of a Leader (1919-1968) (TV documentary)
Himself - Vive le Québec libre Speech, Flees Canada (uncredited)
 
1993 L'oeil de Vichy
Himself
 
1993 Fame in the Twentieth Century (TV series documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1992 Montréal vu par...
Himself (Vive le Québec libre speech) (voice) (uncredited)
 
1992 Stalking the President: A History of American Assassins (documentary)
Himself - at Graveside of JFK
 
1991 JFK
Himself - Leading Dignitaries at JFK Funeral (uncredited)
 
1991 The Complete Churchill (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1988 Doctor Who (TV series)
 
1988 The 1960's: Music, Memories & Milestones (video documentary)
Himself (speech on Algerian Crisis)
 
1988 The 1940's: Music, Memories & Milestones (video documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Diary of a Madman
Himself
 
1986 Ulysse (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1984 I Love Hitler
Himself (archive sound) (voice) (uncredited)
 
1983 Vietnam: A Television History (TV series documentary)
 
1982 Genocide (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1977 Grin Without a Cat (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1977 A Bridge Too Far
Himself - In Car with Churchill (uncredited)
 
1974 Action: The October Crisis of 1970 (documentary)
Himself (Vive le Québec libre speech in Montreal)
 
1973-1974 The World at War (TV series documentary)
 
1970 Frankreich nach de Gaulle (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1969 The Extraordinary Seaman
Himself (uncredited)
 
1969 The Sorrow and the Pity (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1967 This Week (TV series)
 
1966 Is Paris Burning?
Himself (in victory walk) (uncredited)
 
1966 Anarchy U.S.A. (documentary)
Himself
 
1964 Four Days in November (documentary)
Himself
 
1963 La rabbia (documentary)
Himself
 
1962 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
 
1962 The Norman Summer (documentary)
Himself
 
1949 Crusade in Europe
Himself
 
1948 The Cold War (short)
Charles De Gaulle
 
1944 Tunisian Victory (documentary)
Himself
 
1943 Divide and Conquer (documentary short)
Himself - with Churchill and FDR (uncredited)
 
1942 United We Stand (documentary)
Himself
 

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Tunisian Victory -- Documentary made by the U.S. Army Signal Corps that contained footage from American and British governmental agencies, American newsreels, captured enemy film and newsreels, the Canadian National Film Board and more. Biography: : -- Three months after a new French constitution was approved, Charles de Gaulle is elected the first president of the Fifth Republic by a sweeping majority of French voters. Biography: : -- Check out this History Channel video about Charles de Gaulle and his influence in French history. He pushes for a new French constitution and wants Algeria to continue receiving French support.
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Personal Details

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Height:

6' 5" (1.96 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on action] Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone. See more »

Trivia:

His name is synonymous with a political philosophy, "Gaullism" (from the French "Gaullisme"), an ideology based on his thoughts and actions that is still current powerful in France. The serving president, Jacques Chirac, is a Gaullist. Gaullism's central tenet is a desire for France to remain independent of influence from a foreign power... See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Scorpio